While I was unloading my kayak from the roof carrier, I watched to average sized men unloading one and putting it together. I single handedly took the kayak from the roof rack, placed it next to the water, loaded all my fishing gear, seat and life jacket and left. Twenty minutes later the two men left the dock with the water almost to their gunnels. Maybe OK for one person but looked scary with two in it. Hope you get to try one out before purchasing.

According to the above link, they come in four sizes from 8' 6" up to 14 feet. The 14 footer is still under 100 pounds and is shown as having a capacity of "5 persons" or 807 pounds. You must have seen the small one with 445 pound capacity.

Wow - that Porta-Bote looks very cool, very transportable! Any idea of price?

A new Porta-Bote is on the expensive side. You have to call them to get a sales package sent to you with prices. They won't high pressure sell you. there is a Yahoo group called PortaBote. The company owner is one of the members and is very helpful. No hassle to join and lots of info available.

They had some problems with flexing when they first introduced the 14 footer a few years ago, but they seem to have resolved that by adding braces. I still have my 12 footer.